diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 896297f..a0bdf28 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,4 +24,8 @@ cmake_install.cmake
 CMakeCache.txt
 main
 Makefile
-libreverse_geocode.a
\ No newline at end of file
+libreverse_geocode.a
+
+# IDE related files #
+#####################
+.idea
diff --git a/reverse_geocoder/__init__.py b/reverse_geocoder/__init__.py
index 7149bc5..1360b4e 100644
--- a/reverse_geocoder/__init__.py
+++ b/reverse_geocoder/__init__.py
@@ -274,8 +274,8 @@ def get(geo_coord, mode=2, verbose=True):
     """
     Function to query for a single coordinate
     """
-    if not isinstance(geo_coord, tuple) or not isinstance(geo_coord[0], float):
-        raise TypeError('Expecting a tuple')
+    if not isinstance(geo_coord, tuple) or not all(isinstance(c, (float, int)) for c in geo_coord):
+        raise TypeError('Expecting a tuple of floats or ints')
 
     _rg = RGeocoder(mode=mode, verbose=verbose)
     return _rg.query([geo_coord])[0]